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BEAUTIFUL BULGARIA


Beautiful Bulgaria
Feb 178 min read
Belene - the Beauty and the Beast of Bulgaria
Especially in the 50s and 60s, any Bulgarian who heard the name Belene would have a chill running down their spine. The town, which is...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Dec 29, 20243 min read
Street Art hunting in Sofia
One way to see big cities is to go on a self-guided street art tour. The idea is to get information online about where there is some...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Nov 26, 20243 min read
An authentic stay in a brezhnevka in Varna
On my trips in Bulgaria I very often come across these high-rise buildings built in what we often call typical Eastern European style....
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Modern Ruins at Tsarevo
I accidentally stumbled upon this interesting place when I browsed Google Maps: Costa del Croco. It is a large tourist complex near the...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Aug 4, 20245 min read
Bulgaria's Greatness on Display
Or the story of why fantastic medieval masterpieces are being built in a small sleepy Bulgarian village. I have traveled quite a bit in...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral in Varna
I think I have gradually become quite good at taking pictures and think you should enjoy my latest shots of the Dormition of the Mother...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Jul 26, 202411 min read
Visiting the ghost town of Sredna
Bulgaria is one of the countries in Europe that sees the largest emigration of its population. In 1990, there were around 9 million...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
May 30, 20241 min read
Two paintings from a street artist in Plovdiv
I bought two small paintings from a street artist in Plovdiv, Dimitar (Димитър). I thought they were very cool. I actually got the...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
May 1, 20241 min read
Interstellar space travel and Bulgarian folk music
I came across a very interesting fact about Bulgarian folk music. I always have had a big interest in space and the cosmos from a very...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Brutalism in Hamburg
I came across this building in Hamburg by chance, which I found very interesting. It is the St. Pauli Bunker on Feldstrasse. I have...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Juggling pushy street artists and love for a new painting
I don't care much about landscape paintings. Even though I know how much time it takes to paint a decent one, I still think they are kind...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Music in unexpected places
Ok, some of these places like on the pedestrian street here in Varna you would actually expect to hear one or more street musicians...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Poem of pain and pride
On my tours around the cities of Bulgaria, I can feel both the Bulgarians' national pride, struggle and the pain throughout the ages. I...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 8, 20242 min read
National heroes on display in Varna
The Bulgarians holds their national heroes very dear. Just after the long bridge in Varna that connects the Asparuhovo district with the...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 6, 20241 min read
Beautiful country - beautiful people
Elica owns a small beauty salon in Varna, Eli Fashion. She has a couple of employees and does haircuts, colouring, pedicure, and...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Random Street Art in Varna
Street art can be found many places. In Sofia there are actually lots and you can go on a self guided tour as I mentioned in my earlier...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Apr 1, 20242 min read
A night at the opera in Varna
I have walked by the opera house in Varna many times and it is a very beautiful building and I was also curious how it looked inside. I...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Street art in Sofia and a surprising answer to a "fly by" picture
Ok, sometimes (quite often actually) when I am in a new place, I just pull my phone out when I see something interesting while walking or...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Mar 24, 20243 min read
Art and seagulls in Nessebar
Nessebar (Несебър) is an old town located close to Sunny Beach. The city is divided into an old part a and newer part. The old part is...
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Beautiful Bulgaria
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Stunning board games
Todays board games are often small works of art. Amazing plastic or wodden figures, boards with lots of colors, cards with captivating...
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